Parallels and Meridians

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Handouts
Vocabulary
  • Degrees
  • Equator
  • Meridians (lines of longitude)
  • North Pole
  • Parallels (lines of latitude)
  • Prime Meridian
  • South Pole
Monday
  1. Which imaginary line divides the Earth into south and north latitudes? What is its location?
  2. Which imaginary line divides the Earth into east and west longitudes? What is its location?
Tuesday
  1. What is another name for lines of latitude? Do these lines run in a north-south or east-west direction?
  2. Write three facts about meridians.
Wednesday
  1. Name a continent located on the 15 degrees N parallel.
  2. Name a continent on the 15 degrees E meridian.
Thursday
  1. Lines of latitude are also called parallels. Why?
  2. Lines of longitude are NOT parallels to each other. Explain why.
Friday
  1. Between which two parallels and which two meridians is the tip of Africa located?
  2. Are 15 degrees N latitude and 75 degrees E longitude locations in the continent of Asia or Europe?